Ravie Lakshmanan reports:
Apple has filed a motion to “voluntarily” dismiss its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, citing a shifting risk landscape that could lead to exposure of critical “threat intelligence” information.
The development was first reported by The Washington Post on Friday.
The iPhone maker said its efforts, coupled with those of others in the industry and national governments to tackle the rise of commercial spyware, have “substantially weakened” the defendants.
“At the same time, unfortunately, other malicious actors have arisen in the commercial spyware industry,” the company said. “It is because of this combination of factors that Apple now seeks voluntary dismissal of this case.”
Read more at The Hacker News.